Genetics
Body clock genes unravelled
International travellers, shift workers and even people suffering from obesity-related conditions stand to benefit from a key discovery about the functioning of the body's internal clock.
May 3, 2012
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News tagged with internal body clock
Sleep disorders
Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during daylight saving time, new study finds
Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during the months of the year when daylight saving time is observed in the U.S., according to a new study that examined three decades of malpractice claims.
Mar 6, 2024
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Health
Expert explains how shift work affects your sleep
All life on Earth is affected by the day-night cycle resulting from the planet's rotation. In line with this, humans are naturally awake during daylight hours, and sleep at night when it is dark. Being awake during the day ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Health
How is sleep affected by changing clocks and seasons?
How are you sleeping? A new study has found the transition from daylight saving time to standard time, when one hour is gained overnight, was associated with a brief increase in sleep disorders such as difficulty going to ...
May 3, 2023
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Genetics
Discovery of circadian rhythm gene in mice could lead to breakthroughs
That internal nagging feeling that drives you to seek sleep at night and wake in the morning to eat, work, and play, is, it turns out, genetic, and it's not just in people. Nearly every living organism—from animals to plants ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Health
Permanent night shift workers at heightened risk of moderate to severe asthma
Shift workers, especially those working permanent night shift rotas, may be at heightened risk of moderate to severe asthma, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax.
Nov 16, 2020
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Health
Circadian rhythm: Liver gene helps body keep working smoothly after late nights and midnight snacks
Every living human is controlled by an internal "clock" which drives our circadian rhythm—the natural internal process that regulates our sleep-wake cycle during a 24-hour period. This internal clock controls most of our ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Medical research
Research discovers link between stress and circadian clock health
The human body has an internal biological clock that is constantly running. Our well-being is dependent on the function of that clock. New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School found a little stress can ...
Sep 26, 2019
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Health
Dragging? Blame the 'time pollution' of springing forward
How did it feel getting out of bed this morning?
Mar 12, 2019
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Health
Exercise in morning or afternoon to shift your body clock forward
Exercise can shift the human body clock, with the direction and amount of this effect depending on the time of day or night in which people exercise. That's according to new research in published in The Journal of Physiology. ...
Feb 20, 2019
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